How to Find the Time to Make More Money- Gain 10+ Hours a Week for Your Side Gig

How to find time to make more money is one of the top questions I get from CFF readers. Most everybody wants to make extra money, but finding time to fit a side gig into your busy schedule is difficult. Learning how to manage your time efficiently is one of the top things you can do to more easily work your side gig and make money to invest, pay off debt, and stop living paycheck to paycheck.

How Much Time to You Really Have?

We all have the same 24 hours a day to work with. It’s how you use them that counts.

When it comes down to it, most of us use our time extremely inefficiently. Unless you’re already working 50-60 hours a week (or more), you can carve out some time to make more money on the side.

Keep Track of Your Time

The first thing you can do is to start keeping track of how you spend your time. For the next week or two, write down how you spend each hour of every day. You can write it down or keep up with it on your smartphone.

The goal is to be able to get a visual representation of how you spend your time.

Most people are shocked when they discover how much time they’re wasting on things like:

Entertainment- movies, TV, gossip magazines, tabloids, novels, etc.

Social media

Socializing- talking on the phone (gossiping)

Surfing the web aimlessly

Playing video games

CNN reports that the average American spends over 10 hours a day consuming media on computers, cellphones, video games, DVDs, radios, TVs, and DVRs.

Stop Wasting Time

Once you discover where you’re wasting most of your time, commit to cutting out those time wasters. Use time you would have spent binge watching a television series or reading a juicy novel, and spend it working on your side hustle.

You’ll be amazed at how making a little money feels so much better than sitting on the couch zoning out to a TV show, getting fat on chips and queso.

Wake Up Earlier/Go to Bed Later

You can gain an extra hour or so to make more money by going to bed a little later or getting up earlier. However, I don’t recommend combining the two.

I’ve known many people that get up an hour or so earlier every morning to work on their blog, write a book, or run their online business. It’s usually a great time to work uninterrupted while the family is still sleeping and you don’t have other responsibilities to tend to.

Here lately I’ve started ordering our groceries online and picking them up at the store, which saves even more time! All our favorites are saved in our account, so shopping time is reduced even further!

Getting Organized Saves Time

Making sure everything is where it needs to be saves time you can use to make more money. It’s always easier to find what you need when it’s where it’s supposed to be instead of searching endlessly in an unorganized pile.

Lunch Time is a Great Time to Find Time

Replace One Activity with Another

I used to play a TON of golf. After spending several hours every week hitting the little white ball in the hole, I decided I wanted to do something more productive with my time. Something that could change people’s lives.

Make Tomorrow’s To Do List Today

It’s easy to start your day without a clear plan. The best way to defeat this problem is to have a to do list ready to go before you start your day.

Making tomorrow’s to do list today allows you to hit the ground running at the beginning of every day. You’ll automatically be able to take action to accomplish your daily goals without wasting time trying to figure it out at the beginning of the day.

Know Your Most Productive Time of Day

I’m a morning person. My best friend Nuke does his best work late at night. Trying to do your best work at your best time of day helps your workflow go faster while doing higher quality work.

On the flip side, trying to do deep work at the wrong time of day is rarely worth it. I know if I try to do anything too involved in the evening, it’ll probably take me twice as long to do half the work. That’s why I schedule easier tasks for the evening.

Learn to Say “No”

If you’re a people pleaser who has a tough time saying “no” to others, now is the time to start. Let’s face it, if you let other people dominate your time, they will.

It’s Never Been Easier to Make More Money

Most people don’t believe they can find the time to make more money. But the reality is, if you’re like most people, you’re wasting tremendous amounts of time every day.

With all the technology available today, I truly believe it’s never been easier to make extra money than it is right now. But with so many distractions competing for your time, you must be diligent and have a plan if you want to succeed.

Use the tips above, and you’ll find all the time you need to make more money for you and your family, meet your financial goals, and make more money than you ever thought you could!

Question: Got any time saving tips to make you more productive? Leave a comment and tell me your favorites

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